Volvo XC90, XC60 and S60 - IIHS Top Safety Pick+ Award Winners

Volvo Cars continues to move toward our vision that by 2020
no one should be killed or seriously injured in a new Volvo. In 2013, top
results from independent rating institutes all over the world emphasized that
Volvo Cars remains on top when it comes to automotive safety. "Viewed together,
all the top ratings during the past year emphasize our world-leading position
in automotive safety. We are very proud to offer consumers some of the world's
safest cars," says Thomas Broberg, senior safety advisor at Volvo Cars. During
2013, sales of Volvo cars equipped with systems for automatic braking also
passed the 1 million mark.

The most recent rating result is an IIHS Top Safety Pick+
for the Volvo S80. Previously, the Volvo S60, XC60 and XC90 received a 2013 Top
Safety Pick+ ranking, after IIHS extended its scope by integrating the small
overlap test in 2012. The S80 Top Safety Pick+ results include good performance
in the small overlap front test, which replicates what happens when the front
corner of a vehicle strikes another vehicle or object, such as a tree or a
utility pole - a very severe crash situation. In the test, 25 percent of the
front end on the driver's side strikes a 5-foot-high rigid barrier at 40 mph.

"Our safety cage features a robust design with a blend of
different steel qualities. The new IIHS test program confirms the exceptional
crashworthiness of this patented solution. Similar mixes of steel qualities are
used in all current Volvo models and the technology will be further enhanced in
the upcoming models developed on our Scalable Product Architecture," says
Broberg.

MotorTrend

MotorTrend joined us
to watch the XC60 conquer IIHS's new Small Overlap Frontal Crash Test,
and they weren't disappointed. In the test, 25 percent of a car's front
end on the driver side strikes a 5-foot-tall rigid barrier at 40 mph.
The test is designed to replicate what happens when the front corner of a
car collides with another vehicle or an object like a tree or utility
pole. Outside of some automakers' proving grounds, such a test isn't
currently conducted anywhere else in the United States or Europe.

During 2013, IIHS extended its scope by introducing a new test
program that rates the performance of front crash prevention systems.
The Volvo S60, XC60 and S80 equipped with City Safety, Collision Warning
with Full Auto Brake, and Pedestrian and Cyclist Detection were among
the car models awarded a 'Superior' rating in the new test.

The
crash prevention evaluation has now been incorporated into the 2014 IIHS
Top Safety Pick+ rating. This means the Volvo S60, XC60 and S80 are
among the car models with a 2014 Top Safety Pick+ rating according to
this extended scope.

Our long-term vision at Volvo is that by 2020 nobody will be
seriously injured or killed in a new Volvo. Ultimately, that means
designing cars that do not crash. It's a unique and bold vision in our
industry - after all, we've committed ourselves to a specific date. Not
only that, in typical Volvo style, our long-term vision has regard for
others, too. Because cars that don't crash not only keep their
passengers safe - they also protect other road users, including
pedestrians. We're working to achieve our Vision 2020 by teaming up with
industry partners and government agencies, by fitting our cars with
preventive and protective safety systems, and by studying how people
behave in real-life traffic situations. All this helps us engineer
innovations that focus on the most important thing of all: your safety
and that of those around you.